Orlando: A Biography

Orlando: A Biography"Come, come I'm sick to death of this particular self. I want another." As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate sixteen year old nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colorful delights of Queen Elizabeth I's court. By the close, three centuries have passed, and he will have transformed into a thirty six year old woman in the year 1928. Orlando's journey is also an internal one he is an impulsive poet who learns patience

"Come, come I'm sick to death of this particular self. I want another."

As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate sixteen-year-old nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colorful delights of Queen Elizabeth I's court. By the close, three centuries have passed, and he will have transformed into a thirty-six-year-old woman in the year 1928. Orlando's journey is also an internal one--he is an impulsive poet who learns patience in matter of the heart, and a woman who knows what it is to be a man.

Virginia Woolf's most unusual creation, Orlando is a fantastical biography as well as a funny, exuberant romp through history that examines the true nature of sexuality.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/24/1973
ISBN: 9780156701600
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.00d